Issue of Equity

1 pm plc
("1pm" or the "Company")

Successful Placing to Underpin Business Growth


1pm, a provider of asset finance facilities to the small business community, announces that it has completed a placing
of 328,250,000 fully paid ordinary shares of £0.0006818 each ("Placing Shares") at a price of 0.2 pence per Placing
Share ("Placing Price") raising £656,500 before costs and expenses ("Placing").

The Placing Shares will rank pari passu with all existing fully paid Ordinary Shares of £0.0006818 each in the Company
("Ordinary Shares"). Application has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM with trading
expected to commence on 14 August 2008. The funds raised under the Placing will increase the Company's funding
facilities which will enable the business to increase its market share, build its client base and accelerate growth.

Mike Johnson, 1pm's Chairman commented:-

"A successful Placing in the current markets underpins the strength of 1pm's business proposition.  We have successfully
turned the business around under new management sanitized the business model and returned it to profitability with
excellent future prospects. Access to new funds will now enable the group to scale up its business and continue its
growth momentum as a small business asset finance provider.  I look forward to reporting further progress in due
course."
The following table sets out details of the placees who purchased Placing Shares, at the Placing Price, and who will
have an interest in the Ordinary Shares which must be disclosed under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

Name                                   Number of    Percentage   Number of       Number of     Percentage
                                  Ordinary Shares  of Ordinary Placing Shares Ordinary Shares of Ordinary
                                    held prior to  Shares held   purchased    held following  Shares held
                                     the Placing   prior to the                  the Placing following the
                                                   Placing (%)                                 Placing (%)


Hoodless Brennan Plc                      31,282        0.007   100,000,000     100,031,282     13.05
Wills & Co. Stockbrokers Limited           2            0    50,000,000      50,000,002      6.52
SVS Securities Plc                     2,678,626        0.611    73,890,950      76,569,576      9.99
Ron Russell                            7,500,000        1.711    75,109,050      82,609,050     10.78


Following the successful Placing the directors will have the following holdings:-

Name                               Number of     Percentage      Percentage
                                Ordinary Shares  of Ordinary    of Ordinary
                                 held prior to  Shares held     Shares held
                                 and following  prior to the   following the
                                  the Placing    Placing (%)     Placing (%)

Mike Johnson                       40,000,000       9.13            5.22
Paul Connell                       40,000,000       9.13            5.22
Rodney Channon                     40,000,000       9.13            5.22



In addition, the Placing will have the following effect on the shareholdings of John Stickley and Tony Williams:-


Name                               Number of     Percentage      Percentage
                                Ordinary Shares  of Ordinary    of Ordinary
                                 held prior to  Shares held     Shares held
                                 and following  prior to the   following the
                                  the Placing    Placing (%)     Placing (%)

John Stickley                      36,666,667       8.37            4.78
Tony Williams                      40,666,667       9.28            5.31

For the purposes of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of Ordinary
Shares in issue on the date of admission to trading of the Placing Shares will be 766,462,229 with each share holding
one voting right.  There are no Ordinary Shares held in treasury.
The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if
they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.


Enquiries

Mike Johnson, Chairman 1pm plc                                          08707 397 397

Ian Callaway, SVS Securities plc (Broker)                               020 7638 5600

Nick Harriss / Emily Morgan, Blomfield Corporate Finance (Nomad)        020 7489 4500

Shane Dolan, Biddicks                                                   020 7448 1000